Bowling Green State University Athletics
Bowling Green State University
University of Northern Colorado
Falcons Sweep the Bears
September 08, 2007 | Volleyball
Sept. 8, 2007
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Orange and Brown finished the Comcast Lobo Tournament with a 3-0 (30-20, 30-23, 30-28) victory over the University of Northern Colorado Bears. The Falcons picked up their first win over the Bears, which they were unable to do in their past two meetings.
The Falcons dominated game one and were able to keep the Bears offense under wraps allowing them to hit a .080 compared to the Falcons .290. The Falcons found themselves down 5-6 in game one but after a four point run the Falcons took the lead and turned things around. The Falcons continued to push hard increasing their lead and finishing game one, 30-20.
In game two the Bears fought back keeping the score much closer. The Falcons down late in the game 19-20 went on a nine point run with Maggie Karges at the serving line. The Falcons scored 11 of the last 15 points in game two winning, 30-23.
Game three was another close battle between the two teams and with the game tied 25-25, the Falcons were able to push ahead with a three point run taking the lead 28-25. The Bears didn't make the last two points easy on the Falcons as they fought off two game point advantages for the Falcons. The Falcons finished game three with a kill from Corey Domek assisted by Sam Fish for the win, 30-28.
The Falcon offense was led by Stephanie Swiger putting away 16 kills in 29 attempts with only two errors hitting a .483 for the match. Also in double digits for the Falcons were Domek with 12 kills and Kendra Halm with 10 kills. The Falcon defense had three players in the double digits as well with Elizabeth Simon leading the way recording 17 digs followed by Chelsey Meek with 14 digs and Madeline Means with 11 digs. Fish collected 38 assists for the Falcons.
Domek and Swiger were named to the Comcast Lobo Invitational All-Tournament team after a strong performance by both this weekend.
Domek led the Falcons offense in the match against Gonzaga and New Mexico. She recorded 21 kills and hit a .385 against Gonzaga and 13 kills and hit .310 against New Mexico. For the weekend Domek totaled 46 kills hitting a .344, 48.5 points, six digs and four blocks at the Comcast Lobo Invitational. Domek leads the Falcons offense this season totaling 129 kills with a .309 hitting percentage.
Swiger led the Orange and Brown's offense in their 3-0 victory against Northern Colorado. She put away 16 kills with only two hitting errors for a .483 hitting percentage. Swiger was also in double digits on offense against Gonzaga with 10 kills. For the weekend Swiger totaled 32 kills hitting a .296, the second highest for the Falcons this weekend. Swiger also recorded 40.5 points, 15 blocks, seven digs, and two assists this weekend at the Comcast Lobo Invitational.
Comcast Lobo Invitational All-Tournament Team
Heather Dunn, Gonzaga (MVP)
Becky Jones, Gonzaga
Layne Brosky, Gonzaga
Jeanne Fairchild, New Mexico
Lisa Meeter, New Mexico
Corey Domek, Bowling Green
Stephanie Swiger, Bowling Green
After two weeks on the road the Falcons return home to the Anderson Arena for the Best Western Invitational on Friday (Sept. 14) and Saturday (Sept. 15). The Best Western Invitational will include DePaul University, Duquesne University, and Valparaiso University.
